MedFaced
Active member
Something crazy happened today.
I saw a moth sitting on some seedlings i have growing on a bench so i cut it in half and was going to squish it but when i cut it in half i accidentally only cut it's head off.... the moth was about the size of a thumbnail, so i saw it's head just fall off and the body landed on the soil but was standing normally.
When i went to grab it to squish it, it moved away, and when i tried to grab it again it moved away again
I just left it there overnight and when i went to check it and squish it, it moved away again.... how is the thing still alive let alone knowing i'm going to pick it up, how does it sense without it's head?
It's hairs vibrate or something? Or it JUST KNOWS??
Small insects have very simple brain functions. The central nervous system will keep on keeping on without it for some time. Some roaches have been observed moving around almost like normal for up to a week without their heads. How’s that for some positivity.
